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Chapter 2Requirements <strong>of</strong> the EPS2.1 IntroductionThe first step before beginning the design <strong>of</strong> the EPS is to know exactly what our goals <strong>and</strong>our constraints are. This is the subject <strong>of</strong> this chapter.There are constraints due to space environment. The EPS must withst<strong>and</strong> vacuum <strong>and</strong>wide ranges <strong>of</strong> temperatures <strong>and</strong> radiations. There are constraints linked to the launch, likeaccelerations, vibrations, <strong>and</strong> rules for the CubeSats in the Vega launch vehicle. Finally, thereare constraints due to the construction <strong>of</strong> <strong>OUFTI</strong>-1. The dimensions <strong>of</strong> the electronic cards<strong>and</strong> available volumes are specified.The desired functionalities also guide the design. The EPS must produce enough energyto supply the CubeSat. Enough energy has to be stored to supply the satellite during theperiod <strong>of</strong> eclipse. The EPS must provide several power outputs with stabilized voltages.The constraints will also guide the validation tests applied to the prototypes. Most <strong>of</strong>electrical <strong>and</strong> temperature tests were done on the engineering model this year. Batteries weretested under vacuum. Complete vibration tests <strong>and</strong> maybe radiation tests will be carried outnext year.Most functionalities <strong>and</strong> constraints were known as soon as the project started. Butthere were also functionalities <strong>and</strong> constraints that came from an iterative work. From thefirst requirements, design choices were made. These choices brought new constraints <strong>and</strong>a new iteration began. At each development step, interaction with other teams also had ahuge influence on the design <strong>and</strong> requirements. Reporting here all iterations <strong>and</strong> each newdevelopment would lead to write a long document. As a consequence, this report is most <strong>of</strong>time focused on the last iteration in the development process.12

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